Definition
In linear algebra, given a vector space with a basis of vectors indexed by an index set , the dual set of is a set of vectors in the dual space with the same index set such that and form a biorthogonal system. The dual set is always linearly independent but does not necessarily span . If it does span , then is called the dual basis or reciprocal basis for the basis .
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